Akai Ito

While my sister was protecting me from the vampires hunting us, a blade coated with poison slit her throat. I hid in the bushes and watched the whole thing in silence. I even took the antidote from Sophia. Because of that, the poison had spread through her entire body. With her self-healing ability suppressed, she was going to die in agony. My parents found me and begged me, disregarding their dignity as leaders of the pack. "Anna! Please! Give the antidote back to Sophia!" "She needs the antidote to flush out the poison and live!" Even with my parents begging and swallowing their pride, I just held onto the antidote in my pocket tighter. "I didn't see any antidote."

I somehow became the "dream girl" of a cold, dangerous villain straight outta a novel. Well—technically, it was my mini burritos that did the damage. Hot, cheap, and hit like a hug. The year his whole world crashed, Rory Roth showed up scrawny and wrecked, clutching three crumpled bucks. "Can I get one mini burrito?" I stood there with a spatula in hand, staring at the kid who'd one day become some criminal mastermind genius. But right now? No threat, no swagger—just a shivering kid with wary eyes. "I'm not tryna scam you. If it's not enough, I'll wash dishes, mop floors, help with customers—whatever. Once I make up the rest, c-could you make me a mini burrito then?" That's when it hit me. This so-called villain... was just a starving, beat-down kid.

The east kingdom of Windfall is in danger due to past mistakes made by the present king to protect his kingdom from war, but now his past mistakes were catching up fast and the only way to protect himself and his kingdom was to unravel the secret he had long hidden for twenty years. The secret which would either bring disaster to him and his kingdom or freedom but the latter was more the case.

Darius was a nobody, he lived on a farm with his parents for the longest time until they forced him to marry a famous millionaire, Amoy Tyler. She was cold, distant and ruthless, Darius on the other hand was the complete opposite. Her family treated him like trash because he was poor and they hated Amoy. A few months into the marriage he got a black suitcase which contained information on each of her family members...it was the type of information that could break them and their business. In a life of mystery, scandal and revenge, where it's kill or be killed. What path will Darius choose? A life of misery...Or a life of revenge? - "When you've been here as long as I have and they tell you you're not good enough, you'll realize you're just something they've never seen before, and that scares them."

I came into this world like a queen ascending her throne, flanked by three fierce guardians sworn to defend my reign. My husband is the best lawyer in Ardenfield. Though he's unbeatable in court, he doesn't dare stand up to me when I scold him at home. My childhood sweetheart leads the criminal investigation team and is a genius at solving cases. He even vows to eliminate any threat that surrounds me. Meanwhile, my adoptive brother is a rising star in the business world. Having inherited the Joplin family's business empire at an early age, he spends money on me without hesitation. Today marks both my seventh wedding anniversary and my birthday. I spend the entire day waiting for them at a rooftop restaurant, clutching a pregnancy test report in my hands. But instead of basking in celebration, I receive the heartbreaking news that my five-year-old daughter has drowned. To make matters worse, my husband decides to defend the culprit in court. When I cry out in agony, my childhood sweetheart puts me in handcuffs. My adoptive brother even goes to the extreme of reclaiming everything he has ever given me. "Louise, it was just an unfortunate accident between two children. Will you let Violet's son go now?"

Josef Hadrian is the young 18-year-old Crown Prince if the Austrian Empire. Despite his weak stature and illness, he is determined to rule just as his father did, but with a twist. The young prince loves being with the commoners and is constantly curious about their everyday lives and joining them in their endeavors while keeping an eye on the whole land. Striving to change the eyes of the world about his family, he ascended not one throne, but several thrones, including that of Hungary, he stood on the ready to face he hardships of ruling an Empire head on.

"Hanya teman? Bahkan ketika dia mati, kamu ikut bersamanya!" "Mengapa kamu marah? Bukankah kamu sendiri yang mengantarkannya pada kematian?" "Tidak jadi milikku, tidak untuk siapapun." Ketika kegelapan dan cahaya mengulurkan tangan dan mencoba menggapainya, dia tidak memilih, bahkan jika kematian, adalah tujuan akhirnya. Iveryne hanya punya satu cita-cita, menjadi seorang ksatria. Tapi ketika kakaknya di ambil para penyihir untuk dikorbankan, dia hanya punya satu tujuan, dan satu kalimat terukir indah dalam benaknya pada akhir. "Percaya pada orang lain, adalah petaka."

“What do you think you are doing?” He asked with his eyes getting darker with every passing second. “S-Seducing you.” I mumbled while fidgeting my fingers as his deep breath made the sensitive spot between my legs to throb. This wasn’t how it was supposed to be. It should be the other way round. “And who are you?” He asked as he lowered his head with his warm breath fanning my upper lip. I gulped as my body was visibly trembling. I wanted to run away but I couldn’t. His eyes had these magnets which were attracting every fiber inside my body towards him. “Y-your…y-your…” A lone tear escaped my eyes with my lower lip trembling. “My what?” He rasped as his black raven eyes were dwelling inside my emerald ones as I whimpered when he clenched my hairs in a fist at the back of my neck. “Your whore.” I admitted and he smashed his lips against mine. “Let me treat you like one then.” He growled inside my mouth.

Julia dan Riyadi adalah pasangan suami istri. Hubungan mereka akhirnya sempat kandas, karena Julia yang ketahuan selingkuh dengan pria lain. Riyadi yang hanya seorang karyawan kontrak di sebuah perusahaan pembuat triplek, membuat Julia mengambil celah untuk selingkuh. Dengan kedatangan ibunya yang ia paksakan, membuat Julia memainkan perannya. Ya, Julia memaksa agar ibunya tinggal bersama dengan mereka. Padahal ada anak kakaknya Neti, yang harus ibunya rawat. Karena memang ibunya sendirilah yang meminta untuk merawat cucunya. Dengan menggunakan ponsel ibunya sendiri, Julia tega melancarkan aksinya. Meskipun Julia menggunakan handphone ibunya untuk selingkuh, tetapi Riyadi sempat beberapa kali hampir curiga. Setiap Riyadi pergi bekerja, saat itulah Julia pergi bersama selingkuhannya. Dengan berbagai alasan, Julia seolah bisa mengelak beberapa tuduhan. Dan, akhirnya ketahuan. Sehingga Riyadi mengusir istrinya sendiri, ia sangat marah. Karena selama bekerja, Riyadi selalu menuruti tuntutan sang istri yang meminta gaji lebih. Riyadi selalu mengambil waktu untuk lembur, tetapi demi nafsu dan keegoisan Julia tega berkhianat di belakang suaminya. Akankah, Julia dan Riyadi bersatu kembali? Dan apakah Riyadi akan memaafkan istrinya? Silakan baca dan ikuti kisahnya ya bestie.

Jika mendapati suami berselingkuh dengan pembantu, pasti kesal, bukan cemburu, tapi merasa heran, kenapa saingan disandingkan hanya dengan pembantu. Itu yang dirasakan Mona, ia merasa tidak ada harganya di mata Ari. Cara Mona berbeda dalam menyadarkan suaminya, ia dibantu oleh Fikri, seorang wartawan. Namun, seperti yang pepatah katakan, jangan terlalu percaya dengan orang lain. Justru Fikri adalah dalang dari semuanya. Bagaimana ini bisa terjadi? Baca sampai tamat ya.